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This study will examine the functions and meanings of proverbs spoken by African-American speakers in context, beginning with the earliest historical period in which there are substantial records available and ending with present-day examples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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This study will examine the functions and meanings of proverbs spoken by African-American speakers in context, beginning with the earliest historical period in which there are substantial records available and ending with present-day examples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
proverb speech act, proverbial items, proverb usage, proverb master, proverbial speech, proverb application, proverb scholars, act functioned, proverb performances, situational meaning, proverb meaning, proverbial usage, proverb texts, situational level, two clean sheets, particular proverb, whistling woman, given proverb, conversational genres, instructional assistant, second proverb, grammatical level, mouth write, traditional proverbs, proverb metaphor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Mama Day by Gloria Naylor on 10 pages
- Wisdom Of Many: Essays On The Proverb by Wolfgang Mieder on 7 pages
- Wise Words: Essays on the Proverb (Folklore Casebooks) by Mieder on 6 pages
- Jamaica Negro Proverbs And Sayings by Izett Anderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Proverbs: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) by Wolfgang Mieder in Back Matter
- Rooted in the Chants of Slaves, Blacks in the Humanities, 1985-1997 by Donald Franklin Joyce on page 53
- What Goes Around Comes Around by Kimberly Lau on page 111
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